Listen to the two recordings and do the comprehension exercises

1. Take a tour of London by listening to this tour guide and do the exercises to practise your listening skills.
Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Draw a line to match the pictures with the words below.
Big Ben London bus London Eye Tower of London
Oxford Street Tower Bridge Houses of Parliament Buckingham Palace
1. Check your understanding: ordering
Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1-8) to put these places in order that the tour bus will
visit them.
…………. Oxford Street
…………. Madame Tussauds, Museum
…………. Tower of London
…………. London Eye
…………. Houses of Parliament
…………. Buckingham Palace
…………. Big Ben
…………. Tower Bridge
Listening skills practice: Tour of London – exercises

2. 2. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Circle the best word to complete these sentences.
1. The tour takes 2 / 3 / 4 hours.
2. At Madame Tussaud’s you can see maps of London / models of famous people / famous shops .
3. Oxford Street is a famous street for drinking tea / eating / shopping .
4. The Queen lives at Buckingham Palace / the Tower of London / Tower Bridge .
5. Big Ben is a tour guide / clock / bridge .
6. You can see great views of London from Oxford Street / the Houses of Parliament / London Eye .
Have you ever been to any of these places?
Where did you go?
What did you do?
Which city would you like to take a tour in? Why?